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 "state": "South Dakota",
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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
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   "date": "2026-07-27",
   "body": "Board of Adjustment",
   "headline": "Board to consider variance request for side yard setback reduction",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County and City of Sioux Falls Board of Adjustment will meet to consider a variance request to reduce a side yard setback from 10 feet to 0 feet at 7101 East Arrowhead Parkway. The meeting will also include the approval of minutes from a prior date and a consent agenda of non-controversial items.",
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   "date": "2026-07-27",
   "body": "Joint Planning Commission with City of Sioux Falls",
   "headline": "Joint Planning Commission considers rezoning in Benton Township",
   "summary": "The Joint Minnehaha County and City of Sioux Falls Planning Commission will meet to discuss one rezoning request. The body will also review the minutes from the May 18, 2026 meeting.",
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   "date": "2026-07-27",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Planning Commission to review rezoning and conditional use permits",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Planning Commission will consider several conditional use permits for home occupations and accessory dwellings. The body will also review two rezoning requests and one final development plan.",
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   "date": "2026-07-31",
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   "date": "2026-08-04",
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   "date": "2026-08-18",
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   "date": "2026-07-21",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Public hearing on solid waste permit for Sioux Falls landfill expansion",
   "summary": "The Board will hold a public hearing on Solid Waste Permit 26-01 for the renewal and expansion of the Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill. Several resolutions and motions will also be considered, including authorizing the Chair to sign a civil‑action resolution, approving a special‑event beverage license for October 9, 2026, and transferring jurisdiction of County Highway 103 to Valley Springs. Additional items involve designating surplus facilities and authorizing bridge‑funding participation.",
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   "date": "2026-07-07",
   "body": "Building Committee",
   "headline": "Briefing on Emergency Management Building Projects",
   "summary": "The Building Committee will approve the meeting minutes from April 14, 2026, and receive a briefing from Facilities Director Mark Kriens on Emergency Management Building Projects. Public comment will be taken.",
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   "date": "2026-07-07",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Commission considers $2,378,000 Opt Out Resolution",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners will meet to vote on a $2,378,000 Opt Out Resolution and updates to the employee handbook. The board will also review bills for payment and abatement applications.",
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   "date": "2026-06-30",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners to hold FY 2027 budget meeting",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will meet to review the FY 2027 budget presentation. The session includes discussions on personnel, outside agencies, and highway funding. The board will also review budget forecasts and opt-out options.",
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   "date": "2026-06-30",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "County considers transferring Highway 140 to City of Brandon",
   "summary": "The Board will vote on several items, including a jurisdictional transfer of County Highway 140 to the City of Brandon, a $210,434 reduction to the Juvenile Justice Center construction contract, and a $45,000 ambulance service subsidy for Med-Star Paramedic Ambulance, Inc. They will also discuss post-election audit results and proposed updates to the employee handbook. The consent agenda includes approval of bills totaling $2,732,550.70 and routine administrative actions.",
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   "date": "2026-06-29",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Planning Commission will consider a Class C hog feeding operation permit",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting on June 29, 2026. Commissioners will approve the May 18, 2026 meeting minutes and consider several conditional use permits, including a request for a Class C hog concentrated animal feeding operation. Other permits under review involve commercial vehicle sales, a sanitary landfill expansion, and increased industrial warehousing. Public comment will be limited to five minutes per participant for each agenda item.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Joint board to hold hearings on zoning text change and commercial rezoning",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners and Dell Rapids City Council will hold a joint meeting to conduct second readings and public hearings on two land-use items: a zoning text amendment affecting building permits and a rezoning of four tracts from rural residential to commercial. No other business is scheduled.",
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   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board reviews the FY 2027 county budget and financing proposals",
   "summary": "The commissioners will hear a presentation on the FY 2027 budget, covering the overall budget overview, county finances, personnel costs, and recommended allocations for the General Fund, Building Fund, and Debt Service Fund. They will also discuss preliminary means of finance and requests for vehicles and outside agencies. The meeting includes a period for public comment before adjournment.",
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   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Commissioners to consider $4.1 million in bill payments and road project bids",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners will review expenditures and contract awards. The body is deciding on a microsurfacing project agreement and a special event license for the Greenawalt Family Foundation.",
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   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to discuss homelessness strategic plan and approve highway contracts",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners will consider routine consent agenda items including $3.3 million in bills and a building permit report. Regular business includes a public hearing for a special event liquor license for Tailgators, a briefing on a comprehensive strategic plan to address homelessness, and authorizations for several highway structure replacement contracts. The meeting also includes presentations from the Sioux Empire Fair Association and Minnehaha Conservation District, and appointment to the Housing and Redevelopment Commission.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-08",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Commissioners to certify June 2, 2026, Primary Election results",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will meet to certify the results of the June 2, 2026, Primary Election canvass. The body will also select precincts and contests for the post-election audit.",
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   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Public hearing on appeal of denied telecom tower permit",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider an appeal of the Minnehaha County Planning Commission's denial of a conditional use permit for a telecommunications tower in Red Rock Township. They will also conduct public hearings on zoning text amendments for building permits and a rezoning to commercial in Dell Rapids Township. Routine business includes approving bills totaling $1,877,917.77 and personnel actions.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Joint meeting to adopt 2050 Shape Sioux Falls Plan",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners and Sioux Falls City Council will hold public hearings and second readings on two items: a zoning text amendment to update general provisions and an ordinance to adopt the 2050 Shape Sioux Falls long-range plan. The meeting also includes a motion to approve the agenda and an opportunity for public comment.",
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   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Commission to hold public hearing on dog boarding kennel appeal",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners will consider a variety of administrative approvals, including $5,476,964.69 in bills. The meeting includes a public hearing regarding a conditional use permit for a dog boarding kennel and several highway department authorizations.",
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   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Planning Commission to consider four conditional use permits",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting to act on four conditional use permits under the consent agenda, which are expected to be approved in one motion unless items are pulled for public hearing. Items include an accessory dwelling unit, a home occupation amendment, an indoor golf simulator lounge, and a building eligibility transfer. The regular agenda covers old and new business.",
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   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Joint Planning Commission with City of Dell Rapids",
   "headline": "Joint Planning Commission to consider rezoning, permits, and zoning text updates",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County and City of Dell Rapids Planning Commission will meet to approve minutes, consider a conditional use permit for temporary firework sales, and discuss a rezoning request for a Dells Avera Health Center property.",
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   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Joint Planning Commission with City of Sioux Falls",
   "headline": "Rezoning from agricultural to commercial on SD Highway 38 considered",
   "summary": "The Joint Planning Commission will hold public hearings on a rezoning request to change a property from A-1 Agricultural to C Commercial, a conditional use permit for temporary fireworks sales, and another permit to exceed accessory building size. The consent agenda includes approval of minutes and a conditional use permit for a larger accessory building.",
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   "date": "2026-05-05",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Commissioners consider zoning updates and beverage licenses",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings for special event beverage licenses and consider two zoning text amendments. The meeting includes annual presentations from the Coroner, State's Attorney's Office, and Information Technology director.",
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   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Joint county-city meeting on zoning text amendments including ADU rules",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners and Dell Rapids City Council hold a joint meeting for public hearings and second readings on three zoning text amendments to the joint zoning ordinance. The amendments address fee schedule updates, accessory dwelling unit regulations, and building eligibility transfer rules. After public comment, the boards may vote to adopt the changes.",
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   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Resolution to reclassify 911 telecommunicators as Class B Public Safety members",
   "summary": "The joint meeting of the Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners and Sioux Falls City Council will hold public hearings on two zoning text amendments: one updating sign regulations and another updating fee schedules. The board will also consider a motion to approve a resolution supporting the reclassification of Sioux Falls 911 telecommunicators as Class B Public Safety members of the South Dakota Retirement System. Opportunity for public comment is provided.",
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   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Public hearings on rezoning and zoning fee updates",
   "summary": "The commission will hold public hearings and second readings on a rezoning from agricultural to commercial (Rezoning 26-04) and on a text amendment to update zoning fees (Zoning Text Amendment 26-06). They will also consider approving a third amendment to the joint cooperative agreement for county human services and city health, and a motion for the sheriff to apply for grant funding under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program. Annual presentations from the Second Judicial Circuit Court, Inter Lakes Community Action Program, and the Public Advocate's Office are scheduled, along with a recap of the 2026 legislative session.",
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   "date": "2026-04-27",
   "body": "Joint Planning Commission with City of Dell Rapids",
   "headline": "Commission reviews firework sales permit and zoning amendment",
   "summary": "The Joint Planning Commission will approve the March 23, 2026 meeting minutes and consider a Conditional Use Permit to allow temporary firework sales at 24690 475th Avenue. It will also discuss a zoning text amendment to update Article 23.00 Building Permits in the 2001 Revised Joint Zoning Ordinance. The meeting includes old business and new business items.",
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   "date": "2026-04-27",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Planning Commission to consider zoning text amendment for building permits",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a conditional use permit for industrial warehousing exceeding 20,000 square feet and consider a zoning text amendment to update building permit regulations. The consent agenda includes eight conditional use permits for items such as accessory dwelling units, dog boarding kennels, temporary fireworks sales, and building eligibility transfers. A presentation on data centers is also scheduled under new business.",
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   "date": "2026-04-27",
   "body": "Joint Planning Commission with City of Sioux Falls",
   "headline": "Joint Planning Commission to consider zoning text amendment updating General Provisions",
   "summary": "The Minnehaha County and City of Sioux Falls Joint Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting. The main item is a public hearing on Zoning Text Amendment 26-09 to update Article 23.00 (General Provisions) of the Revised Joint Zoning Ordinance. The agenda also includes approval of March 23, 2026 minutes, old business, and new business. The consent agenda is empty.",
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   "date": "2026-04-21",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Commissioners to hear appeal for Red Rock Township telecommunications tower",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing regarding a denied conditional use permit for a telecommunications tower. The body will also review a Campus Master Plan and consider several highway equipment purchases and election agreements.",
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